Brian Haley

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Brian Haley
U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Marj McCoshen Haley
​
(m. 1987)​
Children5

Brian Carlo Haley (born February 12, 1963)

Gran Torino, and Budd Bronski in Season 7 of Wings
.

Early life

Haley was born in

Saint-Jovite, Quebec and he was put in a boarding home where he learned to speak fluent French. He disliked the experience so much that upon his return to Seattle 18 months later, he refused to speak the language except to translate for his younger sister, who only spoke French. He began acting as a child in the Seattle area doing community and school theater. As a teenager, he stumbled upon the film set of Scorchy (1976) in downtown Seattle. After seeing some of the movie being filmed, jumping into a few shots as an extra and meeting the star, Connie Stevens
, he decided to pursue a career in show business.

At 15 he moved to rural

Ft. Bragg
Playhouse.

Career

After his tour in the Army, he began doing stand-up comedy in his native Seattle and quickly rose to headliner status. In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles where he had immediate success, winning a "Hollywood's Hottest New Comic" competition, appearing on several stand-up comedy TV shows such as An Evening At

Classic Concentration". His appearance spanned multiple episodes as he won $11,285 worth of prizes. However, it was his proverbial big break on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
in 1990 that launched his career in earnest. His first appearance led to a flood of television and film roles and an HBO comedy special.

In 1994, he starred in the movie Baby's Day Out. The movie was very popular in overseas markets, especially India, where it played at the largest theater in Calcutta for over a year[2] and was even remade with an Indian cast under the title Sisindri. In 1994, he had a stand out role in the comedy film Little Giants as over the top dad Mike Hammersmith, aka "Spike's Dad".

In 1995, he replaced

Weird Al Show. From 1998 to 1999 he played bartender Tom Vanderhulst on the short lived CBS series Maggie Winters. He has made numerous guest appearances on TV shows such as 30 Rock, The Drew Carey Show, and ER, including reoccurring roles on The Hughleys, Third Watch and Law & Order: Criminal Intent
.

In 1998, Haley played firefighter Roger Parks in the episode "Fire Station 32" in Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.

He has been cast frequently in dramatic roles, playing a detective in the

Gran Torino
.

In February 2007, he appeared on Broadway as tennis commentator Ryan Becker in the Terrence McNally play Deuce, directed by Michael Blakemore.

He currently lives in New York City and has a production company, Haleywood Productions.

He is currently doing the commentary, along with Tim Kitzrow for NFL Blitz.

Personal life

Haley owns the

World Vision.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Brian Haley Biography (1963–)
  2. ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090806/PEOPLE/908069969 Roger Ebert Chicago Sun Times article – John Hughes: In Memory, August 6, 2009
  3. ^ http://www.eonline.com/news/No__quot_Brotherhood_quot__for_Kelley_Actor/45302 Eonline article No "Brotherhood" For Kelley Actor, June 11, 2003
  4. ^ NBC News NBC News article Brian Haley Lends Hand To Poverty Relief July, 20th 2011

External links

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